Thank you! I'm in the middle of writing something on how the culture was brought to Britain, and kept a live in such a vibrant way. I can definitely see there being a tonne of great angles for a dissertation on the culture.

@@GregorDWScott Great stuff. The history is very interesting. I did some research on the migration of soundsystem culture to Britain as well. Count Suckle and Duke Vin are accredited as the first soundsystem owners in Britain (there's a neat interview with Duke Vin on KZfaq somewhere). Dr Malcolm James 'Sonic Intimacy' goes deep into this history, as well as 'Bass Culture' by Lloyd Bradley. The colour bar policy of the 50s prevented BAME people to enter bars, book halls, rent accommodation and much more. This meant that blues parties were held in the front rooms and basements of houses. So much on this, Sir Coxsone, Jah Shaka and Saxon Sound became big 'sounds' in the 70s and 80s as well. Hope this was a help 👌🏾💯

I spent more time talking about Machuki and Stitt in the video I made about U-Roy than I did here, they set the stage, and then U-Roy kind of catapulted deejaying forwards as an art. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5eZgpZp39-lhI0.html

It is but they deny it

​@@roylle6346what's more infuriating is they claim hip hop created dancehall... Like what😂

@@nigeriaroberts678 i heard that from a comment just yesterday, saying it was before dancehall. When I mentioned how far back toasting was he said that that's not dancehall but the precursor to it. Yet he's trying to debunk our influence on hip hop by mentioning precursors to hip hop like "we've been rapping since the 40s". Do these people have any sense? I wish I could get a live debate with Tariq nasheed who is the source of their stupidity 🤦🏾‍♂️

He is Scottish

Yeah, I'm Scottish. Been living in the US for the last 5 years though, I think the accent's starting to creep in! I don't produce anything at the moment (at least that I think is worth sharing), used to work in studios, mostly as a recording tech, and then a video producer.

The Ghetto Disco DJs he met in NYC is what inspired him to become a DJ. He was 12 when he left Jamaica and on record stating he was too young to even get into a party in Jamaica.

@@americasmaker exactly... GM Flash, in his autobiography credits Pete DJ Jones for showing him how to mix. Luv Bug Starski, says GM Flash was the one who introduced him to Pete DJ Jones, although he is DJ Hollywood's protoge.

@@cimarronreed7556and King Charles a Jamaican who had a Soundsystem that carries many factors than theirs was before them and playing in the same venue as DJ Hollywood before KOOL HERC YOU THINK HE WASNT PLAYING DUB CONCEPT FOR SAMPLING WITH Rapping/Toasting?! ppl have ears and pretend not to hear what they heard many times 😅😂

@@skbosdgame8435 sooo, what's your point? Why doesn't Herc mention DJ King Charles? Why did it take the directors of the "Founding Fathers, the Untold History of Hip-Hop" documentary to give him credit for being an influencer? Why does Matchukie credit Cab Calloway's Jive Talk book for how he learned how to toast, alongside listening to a (hair grease) radio commercial aired in Florida, but heard in JA that he took his style after? Oh, or U-Roy crediting Louis Jordan and James Brown as being the first. See, it's all Black music, period. The difference between you and I is, when you watch track and field, you route for Jamaica, I root for all our people to show the world that we are the fastest in the world! See, my point earlier was about giving credit, where credit is do, not what pseudo ethnic group came up with a music genre that doesn't benefit you or me. Listen to Louis Jordan's, "It's Got to Have a Beat", which predates any record you can put your hand on and tell me King Tubby or anyone else was doing, in terms of toasting, not one! Respect!

@@cimarronreed7556 your a joke! You give credit to others? Don’t make me laugh louder😂 Cab Calloway already credit to the Caribbean’s for his modern Jazz influence😂😂 Charlie Parker Covers Jamaica’s mento/Calypso Artist. Carribean been Rapping/Toasting on US airwaves before they was even a Black Dj on American radio! WHERES THE CREDIT FOR THAT!! Oh! Bet you saying ”oh I didn’t have time to read books about Jamaicans music Culture bc Americans is always better!” 😂😂 the poly-rythm and the offbeat are already in Jamaicans Folk music😂 I guess you haven’t come across my name before!someone should’ve warn you about me! Everything YOU SAYING IVE ALREADY DESTROYED WITH YALL OWN US MUSICIANS Saying! That Michael Wayne Tv dude got you stucked on stupid thinking y’all regional hate can phase anyone!